Comb and nail file combination



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COMB AND NAIL FILE COMBINATION Filed Nov. 15, 1948 IN VEN TOR.

WILL/AM DONALD HOOPER gradually towards the shoulders, l3.

ened part is termed the ffhump arbitrarily. The

body l adjacent the shoulders I3 is provided with short closed in slots I4 that are of suflicient Patented Apr. 18, 1950 UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE COMB AND NAIL FILE COMBINATION William Donald Hooper, Baltimore, Md.

Application November 15, 1948, Serial No. 60,063

2 Claims. (Cl. 132-79) while at the same time being rendered available proved comb that will fac litate its placement in the pocket or purse of the user and provide other features of convenience to him.

Other objects of the invention will become apparent as the invention is more fully described.

For a clearer understanding of the invention, its objects and principles reference is made to the appended drawings. These drawings in conjunction with the following description outline a selected form of the invention by way of example while the claims emphasize the scope of the invention.

Referrin to the drawings:

Figure l is a side view of a comb embodying this invention;

Figure 2 is a plan view of the invent on;

Figure 3 is a sectional view of the body of the comb taken on line 3-3 of Figure 1;

Figure 4 is a view similar to Figure 1, with the nail file removed.

Similar numerals relate to the same parts of the structure throughout the drawings.

In the particular construction indicated in the drawings, a comb body if] is formed of plastic or other suitable material commonly employed for the purpose. This comb has its body rounded at the corners II at each end of it, and teeth will not be dangerous.

for grasping by the fingers when the user wants to take it out. The file also indicates to the user,

by its position which end of the comb has the coarse teeth and which the fine teeth. This indication is given visually or by the sense of touch. A comb of this form has a number of features that appeal to many users. It has a structure that facilitates the holding of the manicuring tools in a compact and effective manner and has them always available. This is not only a convenience but also retains the fiat nail file commonly used for manicuring purposes where it The common objection to the nail file is that it is easily lost and hard to find when dropped. Its flat and sharpened edges are normally so exposed that they can in- I2 project downwardly from it in tapered contour to the useful edge of the comb and are 1;

aligned between the end shoulders [3. The teeth.

are spaced according to fine or coarse combing g in two sections of the comb in a conventional said pockets being adapted to receive the Op The general details of the comb and.

its purposes are so well known as to avoid the manner.

necessity of requiring explanation thereof. However this particular comb has the following features. First its body In is varied in thickness throughout its length to make it thicker in the middle portion l8 and then taper off The thickdepth to receive the handle l5 and point l6 of a conventional fiat nail file H, the file structure being formed on the half of the file leading towards the point. When the file I1 is placed in the slots IE it is bent by the hump l8 and serves to make it hold itself resiliently therein.

.file of this patent:

- jure a person very readily, as well as cut holes in the pockets, they allow the file as well as other articles in them to become lost readily, and is a source of continual distress. While the file is in position on the back of the comb it reinforces it and makes it stronger.

While but one general form of the invention is shown in the drawings and described in the specifications, it is not desired to limit this application for patent to this particular form or in any other way otherwise than limited by the scope thereof, as it is appreciated that other forms of construction could be made that would use the same principles and come within the scope of the appended claims.

Having thus described the invention. what is claimed is:

1. A comb comprising an elongated back having inturned ends providing terminal pockets, said pockets each having a front wall lying in one plane and a rear wall lying in another plane and said pockets opening toward each other, said back having, medially of its length, a thickened portion on the side of the pockets, the face of which lies in a plane between said two planes,

posite ends of a flexible article extending length- WILLIAM DONALD HOOPER.

REFERENCES CITED The following references are of record in the UNITED STATES PATENTS Number 

